sinister
adjective15th century{ds||1||}
- singularly evil or productive of evil
- accompanied by or leading to disaster
- presaging ill fortune or trouble
bar sinister
noun
bar sinister
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1823{ds||1||}
- a supposed heraldic charge widely believed to be a mark of bastardy
- the fact or condition of being born to parents who are not married to each other
bend sinister
noun
bend sinister
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1612
- a diagonal band that runs from the sinister chief to the dexter base on a heraldic shield
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